Definitions for about turn
about turn

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1. about-face, about turnnoun

   act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation

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1. about turnnoun

   Of a formation of soldiers, to reverse the direction in which they are facing; an about face.

2. about turnnoun

   A complete change of opinion, direction, etc.

3. about turnverb

   To turn to face the opposite direction.

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1. about turn

   An about turn refers to a complete reversal of direction or point of view. It can be used in both a literal and a metaphorical sense. Literally, it can refer to turning 180 degrees so that you are facing the opposite way. Metaphorically, it can refer to a sudden change in one's opinion, position, or policy on an issue. This term originates from military use, where it was a command to turn and face the opposite direction.

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1. turnabout

2. turn about

3. turn-about

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of about turn in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of about turn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of about turn in a Sentence

1. Saul Williams:

   To me, that's what made them iconic — that they had touched on the pulse of something that, in turn, harmonized... the human sensibility and allowed us to empathize beyond our own personal experience.

2. Paul Cameron:

   The problem with reading is that everybody reads at a different reading speed. So what Booktrack does is as you read we know how many words are on the page, every time you turn the page we're measuring how fast or slow you're reading, and then the soundtrack dynamically adjusts to match.

3. Barack Obama:

   My goal between now and the time I leave is to make sure that when I turn over the keys to my office, that the desk is clean, and if the world is not completely tidy, that at least it's significantly better off than the way I found it.

4. Christopher Andersen:

   I was able to trace this back to a comment that was made by Prince Charles to [Duchess] Camilla on the day that the announcement of Harry and Meghan’s engagement was made, and what he did was casually turn to her like any grandparent to be would do and say, ‘I wonder what their children will look like, hair color, eye color, complexion.’.

5. Fernando Simon:

   Health Alerts and Emergencies are approaching the period in which perhaps, if Health Alerts and Emergencies are lucky, Health Alerts and Emergencies will turn the curve, stabilize and it'll start to go down, the models indicate that we are not very far away, but relaxing the measures prematurely would mean starting again and we have to be very careful.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=about turn
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/About_Turn
3. ^ ChatGPT
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